Toe guard



June 18, 1929- E. DICKSON ,717 438 TOE GUARD Filed Ja 18, 1927 5a a ms 72 ce ZZDe'cksah Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE E. DICKSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOE GUARD.

Application filed July 18,

' front portion of the foot so as to protect the same from smashing because of engagement with dropped articles of weight.

To create a device which may be practically, facilly and comfortably adapted to the foot of a wearer so as to be easily and quickly removable, and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later appear and are inherently possessed by the invention.

To provide a flexible toe guard which will not retard the mobility of the wearer, and

' which will at the same time afford both adequate protection and comfort to the foot of i the wearer.

My invention further resides in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and while I have shown therein a pre ferred embodiment of my invention, I wish it understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 a plan view of my toe guard.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of my invention applied to the foot of a wearer.

And, Fig. 3 is a side view of my invention.

My invention more in detail comprises a body member 1 of drawn steel orthe like, hollowed out and arched to fit over the foot of a wearer. Said body member is domed as at 2 to give resistance to any shock. The body member is flared at 3 to fit the rising portion of the foot away from the toes. A bead 4 on the body member above the flaring point 3 is added to give rigidity and additional strength. The bottom 5 of the body member when worn on the foot, rests upon the ground and allows the weight of the toe guard to be 1927. Serial No. 206,536.

free from the foot of the wearer. A cut away portion 6 at the instep of the wearer is another feature of my invention which increases the comfort of the wearer in the use thereof. The cut-away portion 6 is about at the point of flexure of the foot of a wearer. As a user of my device walks he will note that the cut-out portion allows freedom of the foot at a point where contact with continuation of the metal would be likely to cause friction, anno ance and pain. With cut-out portion 6 placed as it is there is also greater ease in I walking of the wearer so that his mobility is increased. There is in addition a slight saving in weight at a place where weight is not needed. A leather protecting cushion 7 is held to the body member 1 by means ofrivets 8, said leather plrotecting cushion fitting over the instep of t e wearer to add to the comfort of my device.

My toe guard is held in place on the foot of a wearer by means of adjustable straps 9 going under the foot and 10 going around the heel of the wearer. Said straps are held to the leather cushion 7 by means of rivets 11.

It will readily be seen that in use my invention is a safety device for use in factories and the like where heavy objects are likely to drop upon the foot of a wearer and cause smashed toes and other injuries. My toe guard will prevent these injuries and is extremely practical because ofits lightness of weight, comfort, easy of adjustability and removal and economy of construction.

Having now described my invention,

I claim:

A foot protector comprising a heavy metal domed body member capable of fitting the foot of a wearer, a bead on said body memher, a leather protecting cushion fastened to said-body member, adjustable straps and a cut-out portion on said body member adjacent the instep of the wearer.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

LA'WRENCE E. DICKSON. 

